Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre in India
India: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre was 138,189 SDR per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in India stood at 138,189 SDR per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in India peaked at 138,189 SDR per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.42 SDR per square kilometre, in 1964.
India ranks 55th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.51 SDR per square kilometre | 84.42 SDR per square kilometre | 229.72 SDR per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 652.03 SDR per square kilometre | 128.53 SDR per square kilometre | 1,719 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,323 SDR per square kilometre | 794.67 SDR per square kilometre | 1,727 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,824 SDR per square kilometre | 284.88 SDR per square kilometre | 7,840 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,245 SDR per square kilometre | 9,620 SDR per square kilometre | 56,733 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,851 SDR per square kilometre | 57,261 SDR per square kilometre | 103,828 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,902 SDR per square kilometre | 125,863 SDR per square kilometre | 138,189 SDR per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 52 Saudi Arabia 142,802 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 53 Cape Verde 141,849 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 54 Guatemala 139,592 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 56 Netherlands 135,543 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 57 North Macedonia 134,695 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 132,535 SDR per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for India
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 213,661 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 990.63 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 90.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 403.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 420.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 511.19 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 502.16 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 343.04 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in India?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in India was 138,189 SDR per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 138,189 SDR per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.42 SDR per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does India rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.